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Omar Shalash

I’m pleased to announce the publication of our review paper “Fusion of Robotics, AI, and Thermal Imaging Technologies for Intelligent Precision Agriculture Systems” in Sensors Q1 (Vol 25, Issue 22). 🔗 Read here: https://lnkd.in/dd94iCzB In this work, together with my co-authors Ahmed Emad, Fares Fathy, Abdallah Alzogby, Mohamed Sallam, Eslam Naser, Mohamed El-Sayed, and Esraa Khatab, we explore how Robotics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Thermal Imaging are being fused to revolutionize precision agriculture. 🌱 Why it matters: With the global population expected to reach 10 billion by 2050, the need for sustainable, efficient, and intelligent farming systems has never been greater. Our study reviews the convergence of robotic automation, thermal sensing, and AI-driven decision-making for smarter crop monitoring and management. 🔍 Key contributions: • Comprehensive review of sensing, automation, and AI technologies in precision farming. • Analysis of deep learning architectures (e.g., VGG16, InceptionV3, MobileNet) for crop disease and stress detection. • Discussion of real-world challenges: cost, lighting variations, canopy moisture, and micro-climate impacts. 🎯 Implications: The synergy between robotics, AI, and thermal imaging is paving the way for next-generation smart agriculture — improving crop health, optimizing resources, and promoting sustainability. 🙌 Special thanks to the Artificial Intelligence Research Center (AIRC) at Ajman University for leading and supporting this research initiative. Gratitude also goes to our collaborators from Ajman University, and Heriot-Watt University Dubai for their contributions and teamwork. 📢 I hope this work sparks new collaborations and innovations in Agri-Robotics, AI, and Smart Sensing. If you’re working on similar topics or interested in potential research partnerships, feel free to connect! #PrecisionAgriculture #Robotics #ArtificialIntelligence #ThermalImaging #Agritech #Research #Sustainability #AIRC #AjmanUniversity #HeriotWattUniversity

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Dr Mohammad Nazir OBE

🌍 Inspiring progress from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) as they welcome new Accredited Entities at #GCFB43! From Tunisia to Vanuatu, these institutions are now empowered to accelerate climate-smart investment and sustainable development across the globe. 🌱 As we continue our work in SO COOL farming, clean energy innovation, and net-zero carbon solutions, it’s great to see global finance aligning more closely with local impact — enabling real change where it’s needed most. Partnerships like these make climate resilience not just a goal, but a growing movement. 💚 #ClimateAction #CleanEnergy #NetZero #Sustainability #Innovation #GreenFinance #AgriTech #GCF10

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Raithan Agri Logistic Solutions

🚨 90% of farmers in India are facing a labour shortage Rural-to-urban migration is accelerating fast—nearly 19% today, and projected to push over 40% of our population into cities by 2030 (from 34% just a few years ago). As millions move in search of stable income, farm labor availability has dropped by nearly 25% in 2025, putting pressure on: ⏳ Crop timelines 💰 Farming costs 🌾 National food security Meanwhile: 📈 Labor wages are rising sharply 🚜 Mechanization remains slower than global benchmarks 👴 The average farmer is aging, as youth choose city jobs If these trends continue, by 2035, India may face: ❗ Serious seasonal labor shortages ❗ Increased cost of cultivation ❗ Reduced rural income stability ❗ Threats to food production resilience But this future is not fixed. We can reshape it — starting now. 🌱 Strengthening rural livelihoods 🤝 Enabling resource-sharing models like Raithan 🚜 Increasing access to mechanization + digital service platforms 🎓 Upskilling rural youth for agri-service careers These are the steps that keep farming viable, villages strong, and families together. It’s time to invest in rural futures that inspire our youth to stay, contribute, and thrive. 🌾 #Raithan #RuralRevival #FarmersFirst #FoodSecurity #AgriTech #LaborGap #SustainableFarming #FutureOfAgriculture #RuralYouth #SmartFarming #India2035

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Bhumika Patil

🎓 Innovating at the College Level: Smart India Hackathon 2025 Thrilled to share a glimpse of our presentation at the Smart India Hackathon 2025! As students of MET Institute of Management, Bhujbal Knowledge City, Nashik, our team, The Hackhorizone , is tackling a crucial challenge in agriculture. Key Highlights of Our Project: Solution Focus: An AI-based Farmer Query Support and Advisory System. 🧑‍🌾💻 Impact: Aiming to provide timely and intelligent support to farmers, enhancing decision-making and productivity. 🌱💡 It was an incredible experience presenting our college-level solution, and we're energized by the feedback! Huge thanks to our mentors and the organizing committee for this fantastic platform. #SmartIndiaHackathon2025 #SIH2025 #METNashik #BhujbalKnowledgeCity #AgricultureTechnology #AgriTech #CollegeInnovation #AIinAgriculture #Hackathon #TheHackhorizone

Georgios Kountios

I’m pleased to share our new paper published in the SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics proceedings: “The role of agricultural advisory services in facilitating the adoption of new technologies by young farmers in the municipality of Serres.” In this work we analyse how advisory services — as a core element of local AKIS — can accelerate young farmers’ uptake of precision and digital tools. Our findings highlight that technical training alone is not enough: effective adoption requires context-sensitive advice, trustful advisor–farmer relationships, and targeted support that reduces cost and perceived risk for young producers. These insights have direct implications for advisory organizations, policymakers designing CAP-linked measures, and anyone working on generational renewal in agriculture. A big thank you to my co-authors SPIRIDON KANAKARIS, Georgios Papadavid (PhD) and everyone who contributed their time and knowledge. If you’re working on advisory systems, digital agriculture or youth engagement in rural areas, I’d love to connect and exchange ideas. Full text in the 1st comment! International Hellenic University #AKIS #AgriculturalAdvisory #PrecisionAgriculture #YoungFarmers #DigitalAgriculture #CAP #Sustainability #RSCY2025

Abdulrahman Isah

@DanBalarebe5464

Kwara AI Summit 2025 Hackathon. Build solutions that matter across three high-impact tracks: 1.eGovernment 2.Agritech 3.Creative Economy 27th & 28th November 2025 Ilorin Innovation Hub, Kwara State, Nigeria. Registration link: https://t.co/wBxJ7ZtDvb https://t.co/XxEbbhs0hB

The Global Structure Network

@garyhh2628

https://t.co/ZGt1OpoIWM #InvestmentOpportunity #VentureCapital #InvestInUs #InvestNow #GrowthOpportunity #BusinessOpportunity #CapitalRaising #InvestmentReady #HealthTech #ConsumerHealth #DigitalHealth #MedTech #LifeSciences #FinTech #CleanTech #AgriTech #Biotech

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Segritech

Exciting to share Segritech has been awarded with UPJA Grant by Pusa Krishi, ICAR- IARI under Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India. It was an honour to exchange the MoA with Dr. Viswanathan Chinnusamy, Joint Director (Research), ICAR–IARI. This recognition strengthens our mission to bring smart processing solutions to the farm level. We truly appreciate the backing and support from Pusa Krishi, heartfelt thanks to Dr. Akriti Sharma and entire Pusa Krishi team for their trust and belief in our vision. Together, we’re cultivating the future of smart agriculture! 🌾 #Segritech #InnovationInAgriculture #AI #DeepTech #PusaKrishi #ICARIARI #MinistryOfAgriculture #UPJA #AgriTech #StartupIndia #MakeInIndia

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Luxolar

Agriculture is evolving faster than ever. Drones, precision farming, and sustainable techniques are transforming how we grow and protect our crops , solving challenges we couldn’t have imagined just a few years ago. Working across agricultural engineering, drone monitoring, organic farming, and climate-smart initiatives doesn’t replace farmers , it empowers them. From using drones to spot early signs of crop stress to improving soil health through organic methods. The goal remains clear: a smarter, greener, and more resilient agriculture. #AgriTech #SustainableFarming #PrecisionAgriculture #SmartFarming #DronesInAgriculture #ClimateSmartFarming #OrganicFarming #AgInnovation #FutureOfFarming #AgriEngineering #GreenTechnology #FarmSustainability #TechForGood

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Bhargavaram Agri Tech

Your investment grows even faster with Bhargavaram AgriTech. Polyhouses deliver year-round production, higher yields, and premium market-quality crops—all with lower risk and maximum control. Investors benefit from consistent ROI, scalable models, and strong demand for residue-free produce. With Bhargavaram AgriTech’s expert construction and turnkey solutions, every structure becomes a long-term profit engine. #BhargavaramAgriTech #VerticalGreenFarms #PolyhouseConstruction #AgriInvestments #FutureFarming #HighYieldFarming #ProtectedCultivation #SustainableFarming #AgriBusiness #SmartFarming #PolyhouseFarming #InvestorOpportunity #AgriROI #ClimateSmartFarming #ModernAgriculture #AgriTechIndia

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COFFEE-COCOA.COM

🇪🇹☕ Ethiopia Launches New Coffee Quality Certification Program The Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority has announced a groundbreaking coffee quality certification and traceability program, integrating blockchain technology to enhance transparency and trust across the supply chain. This new system will provide end-to-end traceability for Ethiopian coffee — certifying beans from major producing regions like Yirgacheffe, Sidamo, and Harrar. Each certified lot will include a digital certificate containing details on origin, processing methods, cupping scores, and sustainability practices. Experts believe this innovation will help Ethiopian specialty coffee secure premium prices globally while protecting the authenticity of its regional designations. The program is expected to be fully operational by mid-2026 and marks a major step in modernizing Africa’s coffee trade infrastructure. 📖 Reference: Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority Press Release, November 2025 #EthiopianCoffee #SpecialtyCoffee #BlockchainTraceability #CoffeeInnovation #CoffeeTrade #CoffeeExporters #CoffeeQuality #CoffeeIndustry #CoffeeCocoa #Sustainability #GlobalTrade #B2BMarketplace #Traceability #AgriTech

Sanjeeb Singh

Proven returns, poor adoption — the paradox of smallholder technologies I have been thinking about this a lot lately, if a technology delivers ROI, why does it still struggle to reach small and marginal farmers? Three factors I keep coming.. 1. The cost of customer acquisition is unusually high. Even with proven ROI, farmers tend to “wait and watch” — hoping something or the other will bring support. That means longer sales cycles, more follow-ups, and higher logistics costs. In many cases, customer acquisition alone eats up more than 30% of the product cost — something most early-stage startups can’t sustain. 2. Climate risk keeps ROI uncertain. Even if a product pays back in three to four crop cycles on paper, one bad season can break the chain. Climate variability can ruin yields, affect repayments, and lower credit scores, even when a credit layer is introduced to increase adoption, which makes the situation even more complex. Unless we build in some support system, the true risk-adjusted ROI will not look viable for smallholders. 3. Distorted markets need Distorted Pricing Subsidies have shaped how farmers make decisions. When you enter such a market, normal pricing logic doesn’t work. You almost need to enter with a distorted pricing strategy for a distorted market — one that acknowledges how subsidy expectations drive adoption behavior. A strategy that recognises subsidy-shaped expectations is not distortion. It is realism. When we factor in climate risk, ROI stretches out. To keep it attractive, we need some shared cushion — so that the  break even looks convincing, even under uncertainty. Because in markets shaped by subsidies and shocks, pure market play often isn’t enough. Sometimes, in a market, you really do need a distorted strategy — at least until the system stabilizes. Happy to learn & Sharing this video to offer a quick glimpse of the field. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this post are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer or any affiliated organisations #SmallholderFarmers #AgriTech #ClimateRisk #RuralMarkets #AgriInnovation #SustainableAgriculture #FarmerCentricDesign #BlendedFinance #SubsidyDrivenMarkets #LastMileAdoption #MarketSystems #ImpactEcosystem #FieldRealities #DevelopmentFinance

Dhruv Padhiyar

Our team Immutable Minds secured a 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟭𝟬 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀 among more than 𝟱𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 at the Smart India Hackathon 2025. We built 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘂, an AI-based mobile app that helps farmers make better crop decisions by analyzing soil data, weather conditions, and market trends. It also provides early alerts about pest risks and weather changes — designed to be multilingual, lightweight, and accessible even offline. The mobile app was developed using 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 and 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼, while the website was built with 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁.𝗷𝘀. For market data and government scheme integration, we used 𝘄𝗲𝗯 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 with 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗽 (𝗯𝘀𝟰). The backend combined 𝗔𝗜/𝗠𝗟 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀, 𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗣𝗜𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲-𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 to keep the system scalable and reliable. As team lead, I (Dhruv Padhiyar) worked on the mobile app along with Bhavya Vaishnav and helped guide the overall development. Tirth Bhimani created the website, Jal Patel and Nandini Sonwane crafted the presentation and design, and KRUSHN KACHHADIYA supported us with research and insights. With the 𝗦𝗜𝗛 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗱, it feels great to look back at how far we’ve come — from brainstorming ideas to building something we’re truly proud of. It’s been a journey full of learning, teamwork, and late nights that all paid off in the end. #SIH2025 #SmartIndiaHackathon #FasalSetu #AI #Agritech #MachineLearning #ReactNative #NextJS #BeautifulSoup #Innovation #Teamwork #Learning

Amadu Alpha Bah

🌍 Currently in Budapest for the Budapest Angel Forum, connecting global capital with frontier innovation. As Founder & Group CEO of Nova Reach Holdings, I lead a portfolio of five companies across logistics, agriculture, consulting, and strategic investment in Sierra Leone. From smart farming to pharma supply chains, we build lean, scalable ventures that bridge Africa and Europe. Let’s connect if you’re exploring: 🔹 Cross-border partnerships   🔹 Emerging market logistics & agri-tech   🔹 Data-driven business transformation #BudapestAngelForum #AfricanEntrepreneurs #GlobalPartnerships #Logistics #AgriTech #DataStrategy #NovaReach

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syntax-iot

⬇️ Swipe down for English subtitles ⬇️ سيناتكس (Syntax IoT) × علشان مزرعتك 🌿 الهيدروبونيك الذكي يبدأ من درجة الحرارة الصح ☀️ في مزارع الهيدروبونيك، الحرارة العالية مش بس بتتعب النبات، دي كمان بتأثر على امتصاص العناصر وبتقلل من جودة وإنتاجية المحصول. ومع ارتفاع درجات الحرارة في الصيف، المزارع محتاجة تكنولوجيا تقدر ترصد، وتتحكم، وتوازن الحرارة والرطوبة بدقة. وهنا بييجي دورنا في Syntax IoT بفكرة "علشان مزرعتك" — علشان نحافظ على بيئة مزرعتك مستقرة مهما كانت الظروف. 🌡️ بمنتجاتنا الذكية، تقدر تتابع درجة الحرارة والرطوبة لحظة بلحظة، وتتحكم في التهوية والتبريد تلقائيًا، يعني لا إجهاد للنبات ولا خسارة في الإنتاج… بس نمو ثابت، جودة أعلى، ومزرعة ذكية دايمًا جاهزة للحرارة. 🔗 زورنا الآن: https://syntaxiot.com وشوف بنفسك حلول مراقبة وإدارة المناخ داخل المزارع اللي بتقدّمها Syntax IoT 👇 واختار النظام اللي يحافظ على محاصيلك مهما كانت حرارة الجو 🔥 #SyntaxIoT #علشان_مزرعتك #التحكم_في_الحرارة #هيدروبونيك #مزارع_ذكية #زراعة_مستدامة #تقنية_زراعية #ذكاء_زراعي #مراقبة_حرارية #مزارع_مبتكرة #إدارة_المناخ #تبريد_ذكي #زراعة_حديثة #مزارع_مستقبلية #ابتكار_زراعي #إنتاج_أفضل #مزارع_مصرية #زراعة_الهيدروبونيك --- ⬇️ Swipe down for Arabic version ⬇️ Syntax IoT × For Your Farm 🌿 Smart hydroponics starts with the right temperature ☀️ In hydroponic farms, high heat doesn’t just stress your plants— it also affects nutrient absorption, reducing both quality and yield. As summer temperatures rise, farms need technology that can monitor, control, and balance heat and humidity precisely. That’s where we come in at Syntax IoT, with the initiative “For Your Farm” — to keep your farm’s environment stable, no matter the weather. 🌡️ With our smart products, you can track temperature and humidity in real time, and automate ventilation and cooling systems effortlessly. No more plant stress. No more production loss. Just consistent growth, better quality, and a farm always ready for the heat. 🔗 Visit us now: https://syntaxiot.com Discover our advanced climate monitoring and control solutions 👇 Choose the system that keeps your crops safe—no matter how hot it gets 🔥 #SyntaxIoT #ForYourFarm #TemperatureControl #Hydroponics #SmartFarming #SustainableAgriculture #AgriTech #FarmIntelligence #ClimateControl #CoolingSolutions #ModernFarming #FutureFarms #AgriInnovation #BetterYield #EgyptianFarms #HydroponicFarming

NTV Kenya

@ntvkenya

Kenyan agritech startup Farm to Feed raises Sh194m growth capital https://t.co/lo21njS7Gs https://t.co/RIyGovbQy4